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Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics." - Autobiography of Mark Twain, Vol. 1 (2010)

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For more information on the origin of this quote, often misattributed to Disraeli, see the research online here: "Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics"

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